Ministry of Civil Aviation Vision “Enable the people to have access to safe, secure, sustainable and affordable air connectivity services with World-Class Civil Aviation Infrastructure.” Mission • To create world-class Civil Aviation Infrastructure facilities. • To establish effective regulatory framework, including for safty, in harmony with international standards. • To connect presently un-served areas. • To develop skilled human resource according to the needs of the sector. • To deploy advanced technologies for the optimal growth of the sector. • To ensure maximum satisfaction of users / optimize consumer satisfaction. 1 ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu with the Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Secretary Civil Aviation, Shri Rajiv Nayan Choubey Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation lightening the lamp on the occasion of formal launch of GAGAN system for aviation use. Also seen in the picture are Dr. Y.V.N.Krishnamurthy, Scientific Secretary, ISRO, Shri R.N. Choubey, IAS, Secretary (Civil Aviation), Chairman, AAI and Smt. M. Sathiyavathy, IAS, Director General, DGC A (L – R). 2 Contents 1. Highlights 5-9 2. Ministry of Civil Aviation 10-19 3. Directorate General of Civil Aviation 20-27 4. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security 28-35 5. Commission of Railway Safety 36-41 6. Airports Authority of India 42-61 7. Air India Limited 62-71 8. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi 72-77 9. Pawan Hans Limited 78-87 10. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority 88-91 11. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau 92-94 12. Accounting System in the Ministry 95-99 13. Welfare of Women 100-103 14. Facilities to Persons with Disabilities 104-106 15. Representative of India (ROI) on the Council of ICAO 107-117 3 Varanasi Airport Kolkata Airport 4 1. HIGHLIGHTS 1.1 International Civil Aviation 1.4 U.S. – India Aviation Summit: Negotiation Conference (ICAN), The fifth India-US Aviation Summit 2015: was held from November 3-5 2015 ICAN (International Civil Aviation at Bengaluru. The summit offers a Negotiations), 2015 was held Antalya, technical, policy and commercial forum Turkey from 19th to 23rd October, 2015. to assist Indian Civil Aviation agencies The Conference was attended by 106 and aviation industry representatives, countries out of ICAO membership including Indian private sector airlines of 191 countries. Indian delegation and airport operators, identify and representing Ministry of Civil Aviation specify advances U.S. technologies participated in the Conference and and practices that would best suit there negotiated with the delegations from 11 expansion and modernization needs countries. During these negotiations, 1.5 Cooperation Agreements: “Memorandum of Understanding (a) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)” was signed with six countries between Airports Authority of India namely Finland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, (on behalf of Government of India) and (Sweden, Norway & Denmark), Oman Singapore Cooperation Enterprises (on and Ethiopia and “Agreed Minutes” with behalf of Government of Singapore) was Serbia, Greece, European Commission signed on 24th November 2015, during and “Record of Discussion”: with Brunei the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister Darussalam and Qatar. to Singapore. The objective of MoU 1.2 Air Service Talks: is to enter into mutual cooperation in During the year 2015, bilateral air services Civil Aviation beginning with mutually talks were held with the following agreed areas of cooperation in Jaipur countries and MoU/Agreed Minutes / Air and Ahmedabad airports. The areas of Service Agreements were signed. cooperation may include master planning and design, traffic development m, Mongolia, Seychelles, New Zealand, commercial development, service quality Barbados and Republic of Korea. improvement, training and development, 1.3 Grant of Traffic Rights: cargo handling and management, The Government of India has adopted a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul, cautious approach for allocation of traffic Operation & Management and any rights to Indian Carriers after giving the other areas with mutual interest. priority to Air India and has thereby (b) It has been mutually decided to sign opened up several new routes. Besides a Memorandum of Understanding accelerating growth of the Indian Civil between the Ministry of Civil Aviation Aviation Sector, such an approach and the Department of Transport of shall offer improved connectivity Canada to deepen cooperation in Civil at competitive fares to the Indian Aviation. The purpose of this MoU passengers. is to promote and expand cooperation 5 between India and Canada in the 1.8 Greenfield Airports: field of civil aviation, through various In pursuance of Policy for Greenfield mechanisms, to the mutual benefit of Airports, the Central Government had both the countries. accorded “in principle” approval for 1.6 State Action Plan on Climate setting up of a greenfield airports at Change: Mopa (Goa), Navi Mumbai, Sindhudurg A resolution was adopted in ICAO’s and Shirdi(Maharashtra), Bijapur, 38th Assembly meeting which makes it Gulbarga, Hassan, Shimoga (Karnataka), obligatory for member states to submit Kannur(Kerala), Pakyong (Sikkim), their State Action Plan to ICAO on Durgapur (West Bengal), Dabra reducing carbon emission from Civil (Madhya Pradesh), Kushinagar (Uttal Aviation. India has developed State Pradesh), Karaikal (Pudducherry) and Action Plan and incorporated our Dholera (Gujarat). In Durgapur Airport, initiatives and plan to limit and reduce the commercial operation have been CO2 emissions from Civil Aviation. commenced on 18th May, 2015, with an Air India ATR-42 flight connecting it to 1.7 Construction of Small Airports: Kolkata. Government of India has decided to In addition, site clearance have been develop small airports in tier II and tier granted for setting up of Greenfield III cities across the country for enhancing airports at Ongole (Andhra Pradesh), regional and remote area connectivity. Jamshedpur (Jharkand), Macchiwara For the purpose, five locations were (Ludhiana, Punjab), Itanagar (Arunachal identified for taking up during 2014- Pradesh), Alwar (Rajasthan), Dagadarthi, 15. These five locations are: Hubli and Bhogapuram and Oravakallu in (Andhara Belgaum in Karnataka, Kishangarh in Pradesh). Rajasthan, Jharsuguda in Odisha and Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh. MoCA approved for ‘shared till’ mechanism for economic regulation A Task Force has been constituted in of Navi Mumbai International Airport the Ministry with representatives from project. Request For Proposal (RFQ) Ministry of Culture, Ministry of External for setting up of Greenfield Airport at Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry Mopa in Goa and Navi Mumbai has of Tourism and Airports Authority of India (AAI) to identify the locations/ been completed. cities where airports in Tier II and Tier 1.9 Airports Economic Regulatory III cities could be developed keeping in Authority of India: view, inter-alia, the viability of airport The Airports Economic Regulatory operations, tourist potential, economic Authority of India was established importance etc. in 2009 under an Act of Parliament However, a decision has been taken namely, AERA Act, 2008 to regulate not to consider any new Airports for tariff and other charges for the development during the year 2015-16. aeronautical services rendered at major 6 airports and to monitor performance Ministry and it was decided to move standards of such airports. Pursuant official amendments to the Bill. The to its establishment, the Authority proposal of the Ministry to move official took various initiatives to carry out its amendments to the Bill was approved regulatory functions as mandated in by the Cabinet on 29.07.2015. The the AERA Act. AERA, after extensive proposals of the Ministry to move the stakeholder consultation, finalized and official amendments to the Bill, and for laid down its approach on regulation of passage of Bill, are under consideration Airports. in Rajya Sabha. 1.10 Airports Economic Regulatory 1.12 Signing of MoU between India and Authority Appellate Tribunal: Germany on the Carriage of In- An Appellate Tribunal namely, Airports flight Security Officers: Economic Regulatory Authority A Memorandum of Understanding was Appellate Tribunal (AERAAT) has signed between the Ministry of Civil been established to adjudicate disputes Aviation of the Republic of India and and dispose of appeals against any the Federal Ministry of the Interior of direction, decision, or order of the the Federal Republic of Germany on 5th Airports Economic Regulatory October, 2015, on the Carriage of In- (AERA). The Appellate Tribunal flight Security Officers (IFSOs). consists of a Chairperson and not more 1.13 International Aviation Show: than two members to be appointed by The Ministry conducts an international notification in the Official Gazette, by Aviation show once in two years. India the Central Government. Aviation show 2016 was held during 1.11 Legislation on Anti-hijacking: 16-20 March, 2016 at Hyderabad. This The Anti-hijacking (Amendment) Bill, year the Aviation show was inaugerated 2010, which was introduced in Rajya by President of India. The show was Sabha on 19th August, 2010, was a resounding success with nearly 35% withdrawn on 17th December, 2014 greater participation than previous show. to facilitate a fresh and comprehensive legislation on the subject. A new draft Bill, viz., Anti-Hijacking Bill, v v v 2014 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on 17th December, 2014. This Bill was subsequently referred to the